Where does “ἡλιοκάνθαρος” come from?

ἡλιοκάνθαρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

ἡλιοκάνθαρος (Ancient Greek): scarab (Scarabaeus sacer)

Definitions

  1. scarab (Scarabaeus sacer)

Ancestry of “ἡλιοκάνθαρος”, step by step

ἡλιοκάνθαρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἥλιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
2Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
3Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Ancient Greek κάνθαρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάνθαροςdung beetle; sort of drinking-cup with large...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω